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AGROECOLOGY OF PUERTO RICO
ăg″rō-ĭ-kŏl′ə-jē
n. The application of ecology to agriculture, as in the conservation of soil and water resources, the minimization of pollution, and the use of natural fertilizers and pesticides
FEMALE
FARMERS
THE COMMON GROUND COLLECTIVE WORKS TO SUPPORT THE POWERFUL WOMEN WHO MOBILIZED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AFTER HURRICANE MARIA HIT THE ISLAND ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2017
GRASSROOTS EFFORT
FOOD SECURITY, AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
PRIOR TO HURRICANE MARIA, IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT PUERTO RICO IMPORTED OVER 90% OF ITS FOOD FROM MAINLAND USA
PUERTO RICO WAS LEFT INCREDIBLY VULNERABLE TO FOOD SCARCITY. WITH NO WAY OF IMPORTING TO THE ISLAND AFTER MARIA, SOME ESTIMATED THAT PUERTO RICANS WOULD BE WITHOUT FOOD IN LESS THAN A WEEK
HOWEVER, PUERTO RICO IS A FOOD PARADISE, AND HAS THE CAPACITY TO GROW ITS OWN FOOD SOURCES- IF ENOUGH CITIZENS CAN PARTICIPATE
ALONG WITH FOOD, PUERTO RICO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE CULTIVATION OF PLANT MEDICINE
PUERTO RICO'S ABILITY TO CREATE CHANGE IS AN INSPIRATION TO THE WORLD. WE SHOULD ALL BE TAKING NOTES AS THE WORLD CONTINUES TO EVOLVE AND REQUIRE MORE CARE
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